A medical dictionary definition of pandemic is "an epidemic occurring on a scale that crosses international boundaries, usually affecting people on a worldwide scale". A disease or condition is not … 展开

The basic strategies in the control of an outbreak are containment and mitigation. Containment may be undertaken in the early stages of the … 展开

Recent outbreaks
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2, a new strain of coronavirus, was first detected in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, … 展开

In 2016, the commission on a Global Health Risk Framework for the Future estimated that pandemic disease events would cost the global … 展开

Pandemic prevention comprises activities such as anticipatory research and development of therapies and vaccines, as well as monitoring for … 展开

WHO system
For a novel influenza virus, WHO previously applied a six-stage classification to delineate the process by which the virus moves … 展开

Prevention of future pandemics requires steps to identify future causes of pandemics and to take preventive measures before the disease moves uncontrollably into the … 展开